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O.K., so I started another thread to see if there would be any interest in this cbp. After reading some posts from another thread on cbp's I read some very good points mentioned from other builders and decided that, because I have a few upcoming build ideas for some Pro Street subjects (one to start now), that I would simply fire this CBP up with the idea to get anyone interested in joining in as they see fit.

The idea is to start it as of Jan. 1st 2013, with no finish date. If you are interested, join in as time permits, with as many builds as you choose. The ultimate goal is to see how many completed builds can be generated by the end of the year, even though there is no formal end date. At any given time, with enough completed builds available, I will activate a poll for people to vote for their favorite build, and provide some assorted resin parts as prize for the top vote getter. If we have enough participation, and completed builds, I could do this multiple times throughout the CBP.

The criteria. Your build must be a Pro Street subject, in the truest sense. Tubbed rear chassis/suspension, wide rear treaded tires, etc.. Any car/truck that you can think of to be given the Pro Street treatment is acceptable. Any powerplant. Any scale. No previously completed builds will be accepted for voting. If you wish to participate by showing any prior Pro Street builds that would be great. But for the sake of this cbp, and being eligible for voting, your build must either be a newly started build or no more than 25% previously completed. Please show your starting points and any progress along the way.

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Nice choice on the Fairlane. I have seen this kit tubbed as a pro street build before and it has always looked good.

My list of pro street builds is as follows:

86' Charger, this is one that I have mocked up with a pro street chassis from a Revell pro street Corvette kit for many years now never having gone back to take it any further. I will have pics. up later today.

From there I plan to do a more involved pro street version of the Moebius 55 Chrysler.

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Count me in also!! I'll start one as soon as I get my current project finished. That'll give me some time to think about what I want to build. I have one that has been mocked up. Would that be cool Wayne?

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Count me in also!! I'll start one as soon as I get my current project finished. That'll give me some time to think about what I want to build. I have one that has been mocked up. Would that be cool Wayne?

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I'm not sure of the year of this kit, it's somewhere between an 83 to an 86 model Dodge Charger. The chassis that the body is mocked up on is the pro street chassis from the Revell pro street Corvette kit that came out a short time after the Rick Dobbertin kit. It shares a lot of the same parts from that kit. The chassis fits under this body almost like it was meant to with very little adjustments needed. I haven't gotten very far with any plans as far as powerplant, paint scheme, etc.. That will all come with time.

'67-72 body style, or '73-79 stylle? If you want the former, you could go with the R&R Vacuumcraft '72 (which isn't the best quality wise), or wait for the Moebius kits to come out later in the year. For the latter you could go with the AMT '79 F-350, though you'd have to do something about the long Camper Special-spec bed. Unless any Ford truck will do- you could also find the AMT Ford Courier, which would make a really nice little Pro Street hauler. There were a few different versions of that one- one with a stock long Styleside (wideside) bed, and one with an aftermarket Flareside bed- the Flareside version reissue from around 1995 seems to be the easiest and cheapest to find. Both the AMT F-350 and Courier kits have separate frames and multipiece beds, so back-halving and tubbing them shouldn't be a big deal.

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Wayne- count me in- I'm just not sure what vehicle I'll be using or when I'll jump in.

'67-72 body style, or '73-79 stylle? If you want the former, you could go with the R&R Vacuumcraft '72 (which isn't the best quality wise), or wait for the Moebius kits to come out later in the year. For the latter you could go with the AMT '79 F-350, though you'd have to do something about the long Camper Special-spec bed. Unless any Ford truck will do- you could also find the AMT Ford Courier, which would make a really nice little Pro Street hauler. There were a few different versions of that one- one with a stock long Styleside (wideside) bed, and one with an aftermarket Flareside bed- the Flareside version reissue from around 1995 seems to be the easiest and cheapest to find. Both the AMT F-350 and Courier kits have separate frames and multipiece beds, so back-halving and tubbing them shouldn't be a big deal.

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This would be Revell's 67 Malibu kit. The blower setup and drive belt are from the Revell '68 Corvette kit- these parts are a DIRECT swap for the Malibu's kit-based intake, FYI. I've also lowered the car a bit, but I'd say this thing is a long way from finished, much less 25% of the way there.

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Wayne- count me in- I'm just not sure what vehicle I'll be using or when I'll jump in.

'67-72 body style, or '73-79 stylle? If you want the former, you could go with the R&R Vacuumcraft '72 (which isn't the best quality wise), or wait for the Moebius kits to come out later in the year. For the latter you could go with the AMT '79 F-350, though you'd have to do something about the long Camper Special-spec bed. Unless any Ford truck will do- you could also find the AMT Ford Courier, which would make a really nice little Pro Street hauler. There were a few different versions of that one- one with a stock long Styleside (wideside) bed, and one with an aftermarket Flareside bed- the Flareside version reissue from around 1995 seems to be the easiest and cheapest to find. Both the AMT F-350 and Courier kits have separate frames and multipiece beds, so back-halving and tubbing them shouldn't be a big deal.

I just got a cool idea from your post Chuck and may build it later on. Take the '79 F-350 cab and modify a '53 flareside bed to go on the back of it. I'm almost done with my Comet project. So, hopefully I'll be getting in on this soon. I'll post photos of my project later or I may just go ahead and start on that F-150 project.